Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 164 · Surgery or procedure

Major chest procedures with CC

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $25,501 per stay at 433 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $19,725 and $27,300.

Also known as: Lung surgery, lobectomy

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $25,501
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $19,725–$27,300
Medicare’s share: $20,43680% of the payment
Average billed charge: $123,756
Hospitals reporting: 43311,919 stays

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433 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 401–433. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Major chest procedures with CC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Hartford HospitalHartford, CT · CCN 070025	24	$32,427	27% above the national average	$21,404	$97,430
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York, NY · CCN 330214	169	$32,454	27% above the national average	$27,986	$215,377
The Queens Medical CenterHonolulu, HI · CCN 120001	23	$32,526	28% above the national average	$20,709	$116,923
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210009	61	$32,769	29% above the national average	$27,132	$36,757
Strong Memorial HospitalRochester, NY · CCN 330285	20	$32,844	29% above the national average	$25,904	$71,646
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack, NJ · CCN 310001	48	$33,290	31% above the national average	$23,616	$115,662
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta, GA · CCN 110035	36	$33,447	31% above the national average	$18,334	$137,731
University Of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA · CCN 490009	37	$33,525	31% above the national average	$22,748	$92,573
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330101	163	$33,707	32% above the national average	$27,608	$139,041
Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY · CCN 330059	27	$34,016	33% above the national average	$30,375	$170,760
Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit, MI · CCN 230053	36	$34,591	36% above the national average	$19,001	$65,964
Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050696	31	$34,605	36% above the national average	$28,922	$144,817
Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge, IL · CCN 140223	24	$34,636	36% above the national average	$19,239	$139,036
SUNY/Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook, NY · CCN 330393	49	$35,044	37% above the national average	$27,222	$155,491
Uci Health-OrangeOrange, CA · CCN 050348	17	$35,150	38% above the national average	$32,435	$114,697
The University Of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · CCN 140088	37	$35,364	39% above the national average	$26,362	$149,154
UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · CCN 050025	68	$36,683	44% above the national average	$30,359	$142,173
Sinai Hospital Of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · CCN 210012	14	$37,059	45% above the national average	$35,776	$42,158
Grant Medical CenterColumbus, OH · CCN 360017	16	$37,115	46% above the national average	$15,048	$134,836
University Of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA · CCN 050599	37	$37,460	47% above the national average	$32,918	$285,390
Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330024	60	$37,665	48% above the national average	$28,850	$102,964
Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria, IL · CCN 140067	30	$37,906	49% above the national average	$15,811	$118,057
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · CCN 050327	15	$38,540	51% above the national average	$33,622	$244,985
UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air, MD · CCN 210049	14	$39,280	54% above the national average	$37,998	$44,291
Portsmouth Regional HospitalPortsmouth, NH · CCN 300029	11	$40,549	59% above the national average	$19,129	$161,752
UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050454	64	$40,721	60% above the national average	$35,359	$186,409
Frederick Health HospitalFrederick, MD · CCN 210005	23	$41,627	63% above the national average	$40,137	$46,106
Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · CCN 050441	106	$41,761	64% above the national average	$35,558	$374,610
University Of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · CCN 210002	32	$44,109	73% above the national average	$41,137	$47,825
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050047	16	$44,761	76% above the national average	$37,146	$184,616
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, IncSalisbury, MD · CCN 210019	26	$45,452	78% above the national average	$40,424	$50,219
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050262	61	$45,763	79% above the national average	$36,855	$146,291
Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown, MD · CCN 210001	12	$49,321	93% above the national average	$37,290	$52,679

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 10,368 stays at 394 hospitals · 2021: 10,584 stays at 402 hospitals · 2022: 11,026 stays at 412 hospitals · 2023: 11,737 stays at 423 hospitals · 2024: 11,919 stays at 433 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Major chest procedures with CC
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$22K	$102K
2021	$24K	$107K
2022	$25K	$114K
2023	$25K	$119K
2024	$26K	$124K

By state, 2024

Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.

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Average payment by state for Major chest procedures with CC, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Vermont	1	21	$16,177	$16,177–$16,177
Mississippi	4	70	$19,316	$16,411–$19,727
New Mexico	1	13	$19,794	$19,794–$19,794
Alabama	4	126	$20,039	$17,723–$20,372
Arkansas	4	93	$20,055	$17,344–$19,700
Louisiana	4	92	$20,083	$17,731–$23,312
South Dakota	3	61	$20,219	$18,648–$24,680
Tennessee	11	299	$20,440	$18,003–$20,079
Kansas	5	135	$20,666	$18,838–$20,264
Iowa	4	69	$20,735	$17,643–$19,880
Oklahoma	4	105	$20,836	$18,562–$25,294
Montana	3	53	$20,868	$20,104–$21,208
Texas	24	509	$20,919	$18,660–$23,146
Florida	30	780	$21,116	$18,736–$21,472
Kentucky	8	228	$21,254	$18,455–$22,862
Indiana	11	190	$22,093	$19,665–$22,884
Nebraska	4	167	$22,112	$19,927–$24,661
Missouri	11	256	$22,768	$17,614–$24,893
North Dakota	2	30	$22,774	$20,913–$24,197
South Carolina	9	265	$22,861	$18,346–$25,257
West Virginia	3	83	$23,234	$19,982–$23,780
Colorado	6	209	$23,557	$20,164–$24,885
Virginia	13	435	$23,661	$19,020–$23,771
Wisconsin	7	171	$23,680	$21,992–$25,194
North Carolina	17	487	$23,730	$19,611–$26,125
Alaska	1	13	$23,857	$23,857–$23,857
Delaware	3	79	$24,038	$22,580–$24,165
Georgia	15	310	$24,356	$18,643–$24,213
Ohio	12	343	$24,618	$21,163–$25,912
Pennsylvania	22	594	$24,748	$20,283–$25,479
Utah	3	61	$24,836	$22,159–$26,125
Maine	2	54	$25,061	$24,687–$27,575
Arizona	11	277	$25,119	$19,288–$26,483
Idaho	3	48	$25,352	$22,473–$26,447
Nevada	2	27	$25,445	$24,473–$26,573
Michigan	12	269	$25,774	$21,383–$24,916
Washington	10	296	$25,932	$23,429–$28,696
Minnesota	11	306	$26,050	$19,842–$24,649
New Jersey	13	495	$26,056	$22,136–$27,631
Oregon	6	159	$26,462	$25,010–$27,606
Illinois	16	505	$26,488	$20,396–$30,796
Rhode Island	1	39	$27,300	$27,300–$27,300
District of Columbia	4	97	$27,641	$25,773–$28,283
Massachusetts	16	680	$28,418	$23,169–$29,513
New Hampshire	3	82	$29,605	$24,867–$35,006
Connecticut	5	122	$30,744	$28,483–$31,401
New York	24	917	$30,842	$24,727–$32,016
Hawaii	1	23	$32,526	$32,526–$32,526
California	33	872	$33,391	$26,741–$34,605
Maryland	11	304	$34,994	$31,757–$42,868

About these numbers

Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.

Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.